Yaroslav Kartashov

Yaroslav Dimitrievich Kartashov (5 June 1978-14 April 2014) was a member of Vilayat Dagestan during the Second Chechen War and its aftermath.

Biography
Yaroslav Kartashov was born in the urban locality of Tarki in Makhachkala, Dagestan RSFSR, in the Soviet Union (present-day Dagestan, Russia). Kartashov was a Sunni Muslim, and his father Dimitri Kartashov was a Sunni imam at a local mosque. Kartashov joined the Chechen Mujahideen in 1995 at the age of 17, and he fought in the First Chechen War and the Second Chechen War against the Russian Army. Kartashov became a leader of the Mujahideen, fighting against the Russian armed forces. Kartashov rose to become a commander of Vilayat Dagestan, and he fought against Russian FSB and other security forces. In 2014, Kartashov was killed by the Russian security forces in a manhunt in Makhachkala.